The last few years haven’t been easy for new graduates, with a tight job market and, more often than not, student loans to repay. As for how young adults are managing such challenges, and how that will affect their future, a study from the Norton School is poised to offer some answers.

The last few years haven’t been easy for new graduates, with a tight job market and, more often than not, student loans to repay. Read more »

The post, published in the journal Clinical & Experimental Immunology, argues that persons living in urban centers who have less access to green spaces may perhaps be more apt to have chronic inflammation, a situation triggered by immune system dysfunction....

The post, published in the journal Clinical & Experimental Immunology, argues that persons living in urban centers who have less access to green spaces may perhaps be more apt to have chronic i Read more »

In the century since it was created, Cooperative Extension has not only translated university research into community solutions, but it has helped shape the Arizona of today, University of Arizona officials said Thursday during a celebration of the program's centennial.

This event also features the following Home Economics, FCS, and Norton School Honorees;

"We’ve learned in the last 10 years that some of the critical precursors to suicide or risk factors, such as depression or substance abuse, are higher for LGBT youth,” said Stephen Russell, interim director of UA Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences and president of the Society for Research and Adolescence.

The Crossroads Collaborative at the University of Arizona is pleased to announce that it has been selected as Honorable Mention for the 2014 Annual Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Promoting Health Equity and Social Justice Award.

The award recognizes organizations that have worked to "improve higher education, civic engagement, and the overall health of their communities." Crossroads Collaborative co-directors Ade Read more »

Chandni has been selected for a fellowship for the University of Arizona Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Training Program (AZLEND)for the 2014-2015 academic year.

AZLEND is a leadership training program that prepares the next generation of policy makers, faculty, clinicians, and researchers to lead the maternal and child health workforce. Read more »

Arizona 4-H has won this year’s competition for the design of the 4-H 2014 National Youth Science Day experiment. Kids are usually told to not throw their food.

But this year, in a nationwide 4-H youth science experiment, kids across the country will not only be encouraged to throw their food, they’ll be taught how to build a rocket to launch it into Read more »